ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,953, issued on May 20, was assigned to Jordan Automated Weapons System LLC (Cedar City, Utah).
"Jam-resistant drum magazine" was invented by Ben Rich Jordan (Cedar City, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Jam-resistant drum magazines and related methods are disclosed. In some implementations, a jam-resistant drum magazine includes a drum, which may have a base, a body, and a top. Some implementations of the drum include a tiered component having a platform extending from a support, and some implementations have a channeled component having a channel configured to receive a round of ammunition. Some implementations include a transiti...